The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-08
the World In . Cslanl

the World In . Cenumn.
The Knights will start an overall fac.
tory at Elizabeth, New jersey. and EN-.
ploy 100 persons. The farmers In the
southwest. and especially In Texas. are
y endeavoring 70 cooperate with the
Knights TO procure protective legislation.
Cooperation Is also receiving much At
tention Ia Texas as we'll as In some
parts Of the northwest. A grand labor
fair will bs held at'w heeling.
The condition oftrads. thsoushou the
country Is chronicled as "excellent"
IN the leading trade and commercial
journals Of the country. This does not
mean there are not an increasing mum.
Der of'idle men. The labor difficulties
will likely multiply next year through
the heavy immigration that is threat
ened. During ths eleven months ending
with November the immigrants who
landed In this country numbered 385, 900
just 1000 dav. The rumors which
have been spread In foreign countries Of
great prosperity In America will props.
bly, double this number nest year.
II this is true, the labor unions will
have new difficulty 60 contend with.
especially II II shocld turn out that
there would be- less industrial activity
In 1887 than 1886.
There are 250,O0O women in London
employed as seamstresses and needle
women. whose average earnings are not
more than shilling dav or $50 for q
weeks work.
AT Lisbon Falls. Maine, q cooperative
store was organized not two years ago.
II started with twepty.six members and
about 5000 capital. They now own lot
with fine business block, and their
savings on purchases IN the past seven
months were 1875.
A meeting Of the Michigan Executive
Board Of the state assembly, x. of l.,
will probably be held Ut Lansing on the
first Tuesday in January. The object is
to yet all interested persons together and
formulate bills and measures for the leg
islature to enact the coming winter.
The San Francisco car strike Is still
on. Concerning II the Weekly Star Of
that city saws: The cars have been run
ming TO some extent in daylight bat not
at all in the evening. And they run
empty, mostly. The scabs now en-
ployed on them are paid $3.50 for these
short days work, and 90 cents more for
meals, and each have nice new revol-
yer. and all hands have all the whisky
they wan: in "a convenient saloon at one
end Of the roste. and at another saloon
about as respectable at the other end.
One Of the strikers was asked to come
back 10 work. and was promised S3
day, two detectives TO escort him from
his residence TO his car, two more to es.
cott him from his car 10 his residence.
aud two policemen TO escort him on the
car. Why It's u whole procession And
vet he wouldn't walk In 1t. adhering to
the wise and good old rule, "My son, II
sinners entice thee, consent thou not"
Whether the strike IL hurting the men
or not, II is hurting the companies ter
ribly.
A number Of the Milwaukee assem-.
blies ofthe Knights OF Labor propose to
have chapter from the works OF we'll
known economic writer's road at every
meeting.
% In France nearly all the railroad. ticket
and signal clerks are women. who are
paid rs much rs men. They are pre-
ferred because Of their sobriety.
lis computed that there was 5000
separate strikes during 1886 md that
the loss to the country was about $2o,-
100000.
All Of the silk mills In Union Hill
have shut down and will be kept closed
until January Is. The 5000 people em
b ployed in the mills are indignant and
say that the bosses are getting even
with them for having gone on strike last
summer. The mill owners CLAIM that
the machinery needs cleaning.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-An editorial in yes-
terday's edition Of the Arbeiter Zeituna
concludes rs follows: "When the CAPT
talists have created 4 standing army, q
military station. Fort Logan. that
means civil war aud death and destruc-
ton TO the workingmen. The work. NJ
men, the small tradesmen, the farmers,
all thinking and liberty.loving men
have but one answer for that, namely
Mming. Arm yourselves with the
cheapest, the best, the most effective
Mms-such as can be handled easiest
whether gatling guns, Winchester rides,
or pistols. workinsmsn, be men ! Do
not stand by idle and without plAr
when your enemies are arming 10 ami
hIlate you. Your honor. your seli-es
TEEN, demands this Of you. Now thsrs
Is time, but II may soon DO too lats.'
This article has, IL is said, been laid be-
fore the states attorney. f.
Caldwell, Kansas. X. Of L. are build
inc a 40 o....st.. -.~oc ,usuufartopv